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VI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… After appropriations, which are statutory authorizations to spend for specific purposes, become law, the State … available Federal funds. The Project Parent is equivalent to the billing amount for the Federal Grant Award, and the Project Child is the funding allocation to specific project activities. See Chapter XIX, Section 2.B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewSmithfield Fire District –Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … has not submitted required annual financial reports to OSC for 2010 through 2014. The Treasurer does not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/07/smithfield-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-113Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … leave accrual spreadsheet for employees who were entitled to earn vacation time did not show beginning and ending … district has not developed a formal reserve plan, appears to have overfunded the unemployment reserve, and did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsIschua Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-367)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … provide adequate evidence that claims were audited prior to payment. The Treasurer has not filed the required annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/19/ischua-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-367Kendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s use of capital project resources for … District residents were not properly informed prior to voting on a proposition for a District-wide capital … in significantly lower than anticipated, the Board decided to expand the original scope and spend the remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … appropriated $21.7 million of unrestricted fund balance to help finance operations, which was not needed because the … include realistic appropriations based on actual needs to avoid levying taxes at a level greater than needed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – Reserves and Fund Balance (2015M-336)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s fund balance and reserves for the … over $7.1 million when there is currently no authority to reserve funds for this purpose and District officials … fund. The Board adopted budgets that included plans to use appropriated fund balance totaling $2.43 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-reserves-and-fund-balance-2015mOrdinary Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… Your beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit if you meet the eligibility … requirements and your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The ordinary death benefit is a … Eligibility An ordinary death benefit may be payable to your designated beneficiary, if you’ve earned at least 90 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ordinary-death-benefitSag Harbor Union Free School District – Child Care Program (2016M-211)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s oversight of its child care program … for financial assistance, how past due accounts are to be collected or the records to be maintained. The Director did not maintain a separate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-child-care-program-2016m-211Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… we question whether the change orders may have been split to avoid having to seek competitive bids for the additional work. Properly … Key Recommendations Carefully evaluate change orders, to ensure they are appropriately aggregated to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… Determine whether Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials … collections were properly accounted for and deposited in a timely manner. Key Findings The Board and School officials … over 200 days after they were received. Monitor State aid payments to ensure all available revenue was received, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Village of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s management of the level of unexpended … nearly $200,000 (45 percent) over the past five years to almost $640,000 as of May 31, 2013. As a result, the … The information that the Treasurer provided to the Board did not include an estimate of fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Central New York Regional Market Authority – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2015M-235)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over Authority operations for the … the accuracy of work hours the Accounts Manager reported to the Authority’s payroll service provider. Authority … with employee time records when certifying payrolls to ensure that payments are based on actual hours or days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/12/31/central-new-york-regional-market-authority-internal-controls-overHadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… of Commission operations and the cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. … by the three town boards. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled $74,852. Key Findings The three towns did … wages and pay rates. Adopt policies and procedures for the cash receipts process and ensure that collections are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mTown of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… purposes. Determine whether the Town’s Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. Key Findings The Town … the Board and Town officials did not ensure Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. The Town made improper, questionable and/or unsupported payroll payments totaling more than $19,000 to the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… growing housing costs and federal pandemic aid coming to an end. “The city needs federal funding and policy changes to help manage asylum seeker costs. At the same time, the city must work with the state to bring rising housing costs under control, and I commend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we found: District staff did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to implement following an unexpected IT disruption or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… complete and the assets were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated … 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Belfast Central School District is located in the Towns of Allen, Angelica, Belfast, Caneadea and New Hudson in Allegany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
Determine whether the Port Jervis City School District District officials and Board of Education Board effectively managed the Districts general fund financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152